Starting in September 2002 the School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent is offering an innovative new Masters in Visual Anthropology. This
explores both traditional and experimental means of using visual images to produce
and represent anthropological knowledge, furthering our distinctive Kent tradition
of pioneering the uses of multimedia in anthropology. It enables students to develop
both critical and practical skills of visual analysis, presenting their dissertations
in the form of multimedia documents. Instruction in both conventional and electronic
techniques of still photography and video film-making is supported by dedicated darkroom
facilities, together with the extensive postgraduate computing equipment of the department,
including professional photographic and video-editing software. Taught by anthropologists
with longstanding experience in visual methods, the MA in Visual Anthropology embraces
linked courses in contemporary anthropological theory and empirical research methods,
thereby providing students with an integral basis for combining specific techniques
of visual analysis and documentation with general social anthropological research.
Entry Requirements
Candidates should have an undergraduate honours degree in anthropology or in a
cognate field (history, sociology, area studies) which has provided an historical
and analytical introduction to issues related to anthropology. Candidates will normally
be expected to have at least a 2.1 or equivalent in their first degree.
Fees
Fees for postgraduate programmes are reviewed annually by the University. The
current fee tariff is available on request.
Funding
The Department is recognised for the receipt of ESRC and joint ESRC/NERC research
studentships.
Applications may be submitted at any time of year, but preferably by 30 June for entry in September of the same year.
Applicants should provide evidence of their academic qualifications, and of their ability in English (if relevant) to the Information, Recruitment and Admissions Office. They should also arrange for two academic referees to send reports to the same address.
